List of shipwrecks in 1943

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The list of shipwrecks in 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1943.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1943
Ship State Description
Alice L. Pendleton  United States The 228-foot (69 m), four-
masted lumber schooner (1,394 GRT, 1918) was abandoned at the Palmer Shipyard on the west side of the Mystic River in Noank, Connecticut, sometime during the 1940s, gradually rotted away, and settled on the river bottom in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.[1]
Cafernströn  Sweden World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gdynia, Poland, by United States Army Air Forces aircraft.[2]
D S S Co. No. 8  United States The 33-
gross register ton, 54.2-foot (16.5 m) scow sank in the Taku River in the Territory of Alaska.[3]
Galveston  United States The
US Army Corps of Engineers dredge sank in a hurricane, probably off Galveston, Texas. 12 crew were killed.[4]
Gelmer  United States The dredge sank south of Apalachicola, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico (29°19′N 84°55′W / 29.317°N 84.917°W / 29.317; -84.917) in 88 feet (27 m) of water.[5][6]
Gambhira  United Kingdom World War II: The cargo ship was sunk as a target ship off Llandudno, Caernarfonshire.[7]
Gyoraitei No. 109  Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945.
Gyoraitei No. 110  Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945.
Gyoraitei No. 111  Imperial Japanese Navy The TM 4/No. 102-class motor torpedo boat (13,1/19 t, 1942) was lost in 1943 or 1945.
Kaifuku Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by the submarine USS Seawolf ( United States Navy) between 5 October and 27 November.[8]
Miyadonu Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the submarine USS Growler ( United States Navy) sometime between 17 February and 27 October.[9]
Sidney  Australia
Heron Island
off Queensland on an unknown date.
Taiau Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by the submarine USS Gudgeon ( United States Navy) sometime between 1 September and 6 October.[10]
Tateyama Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea by the submarine USS Pickerel ( United States Navy) sometime between 10 July and 26 August.[11]
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe  United States The
constructive total loss.[12]
Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from the American Shoal Light, Florida at 24°34′N 81°24′W / 24.567°N 81.400°W / 24.567; -81.400. The wreck was destroyed on 24 March 1944.[5]
Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 just off the north west coast of
Unknown shipwreck The wreck was charted in 1943 east of Marathon, Florida at 24°42′N 80°52′W / 24.700°N 80.867°W / 24.700; -80.867.[5]
Wuhu Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by the submarine USS Seawolf ( United States Navy).[8]
Yamagibu Maru  Japan World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Celebes Sea by the submarine USS Pargo ( United States Navy) sometime between 13 June and 3 September.[13]
"Zibello"  Italy The 160 foot barge was sunk off
River Po.[14]

See also

  • List of shipwrecks

References

  1. ^ "Alice L. Pendleton". Hunting New England Shipwrecks. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Raid Damage At Gdynia". The Times. No. 49677. London. 15 October 1943. col E, p. 3.
  3. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)
  4. ^ "The history of Dredging at the Port of Houston: ditching high and low to build a port" (PDF). westerndredging.org. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Gelmer (+1943)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  8. ^ a b "Swordfish". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Growler (SS-215)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Gudgeon". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Pickerel". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Liberty Ships - T - U - B". Mariners. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Pargo". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Shipwreck of a World War II barge that sank in 1943 surfaces after Italy's largest river reaches low levels during drought". MSN.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.